The role and significance of Magnesium in modern day research-A review
January 2022
Magnesium is one of the largely available elements in the earth's crust. It has a low structural density with high specific strength. This unique material property has forced an increase in the use...
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Research advances of magnesium and magnesium alloys worldwide in 2022
August 2023
•This review paper is aimed to summarize the latest important advances in cast magnesium alloys, wrought magnesium alloys, bio-magnesium alloys, Mg-based energy storage materials and corrosion and protection...
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Applications of magnesium alloys for aerospace: A review
October 2023
•As the lightest structural material, the development of magnesium alloy in aerospace application is summarized. Adding alloying elements is one of the effective methods to improve the mechanical properties...
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Development and application of magnesium alloy parts for automotive OEMs: A review
January 2023
China is currently vigorously implementing the “energy conservation and emission reduction” and “dual carbon” strategies. As the most resource-advantaged light metal material in China, Magnesium (Mg)...
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Biodegradable Mg alloys for orthopedic implants – A review
15 November 2021
The last decade has seen a significant growth in the market for alloys used for implants, especially for those intended for orthopedic implants. Research into biodegradable magnesium-based alloys has...
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Magnesium casting technology for structural applications
March 2013
This paper summarizes the melting and casting processes for magnesium alloys. It also reviews the historical development of magnesium castings and their structural uses in the western world since 1921...
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Latest research advances on magnesium and magnesium alloys worldwide
March 2020
In the past two years, significant progresses have been achieved in high-performance cast and wrought magnesium and magnesium alloys, magnesium-based composites, advanced cast technologies, advanced...
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Research advances in magnesium and magnesium alloys worldwide in 2020
15 May 2021
Research on magnesium alloys continues to attract great attention, with more than 3000 papers on magnesium and magnesium alloys published and indexed in SCI in 2020 alone. The results of bibliometric...
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Magnesium research and applications: Past, present and future
November 2023
•Non/low-carbon production of primary Mg.•Increased end-of-life recycling of Mg components.•Corrosion-resistant and “stainless” Mg alloys.•Flame-resistant Mg alloy development.•Alloy development for...
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A review on thermal conductivity of magnesium and its alloys
March 2020
This review summarizes recent researching works the thermal conductivity of Mg–Zn, Mg–Al, Mg–Mn and Mg–RE alloys. Solute atoms, heat treatment, deformation and temperature, which have significant influence...
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Recent developments in high-pressure die-cast magnesium alloys for automotive and future applications
January 2023
The use of magnesium alloy high pressure die cast (HPDC) components for structural applications, especially in the automotive and transportation industries, where weight reduction is of a great concern,...
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Magnesium-based biomaterials as emerging agents for bone repair and regeneration: from mechanism to application
15 May 2021
Magnesium (Mg) is the fourth most abundant element in the human body and is important in terms of specific osteogenesis functions. Here, we provide a comprehensive review of the use of magnesium-based...
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Progress and prospects in Mg-alloy super-sized high pressure die casting for automotive structural components
November 2023
•The world's largest Mg-alloy automotive die-casting components have been successfully trial-manufactured by Chongqing University, in cooperation with Chongqing Millison Technologies Inc. and Chongqing...
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Research advances of magnesium and magnesium alloys worldwide in 2021
April 2022
More than 4000 papers in the field of Mg and Mg alloys were published and indexed in Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection database in 2021. The bibliometric analyses indicate that the microstructure,...
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Magnesium-based energy materials: Progress, challenges, and perspectives
November 2023
•Mg-based energy materials are vital candidates for sustainable energy applications.•The performance optimization strategies for Mg-based energy materials are reviewed.•Composition/structure regulation...
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Thermodynamics and kinetics of hydriding and dehydriding reactions in Mg-based hydrogen storage materials
15 November 2021
Mg-based materials are one of the most promising hydrogen storage candidates due to their high hydrogen storage capacity, environmental benignity, and high Clarke number characteristics. However, the...
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Review of magnesium-based biomaterials and their applications
March 2018
In biomedical applications, the conventionally used metallic materials, including stainless steel, Co-based alloys and Ti alloys, often times exhibit unsatisfactory results such as stress shielding...
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Review on friction stir welding of dissimilar magnesium and aluminum alloys: Scientometric analysis and strategies for achieving high-quality joints
November 2023
•The FSW parameters are the primary factor for controlling the dissimilar Mg/Al joint quality.•The use of the Zn interlayer is found to be significantly effective in enhancing the dissimilar Mg/Al joint...
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Additive manufacturing of magnesium matrix composites: Comprehensive review of recent progress and research perspectives
February 2023
•Research progress on AM of MMCs is systematically reviewed.•Unique characteristics of AM in fabricating MMCs are stated.•Formation mechanism and control methods of the defects during AM are systematically...
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Features and classification of solid solution behavior of ternary Mg alloys
Available online 22 January 2024
•Solid solution features of ternary Mg alloys have been revealed using high-throughput thermodynamic calculations.•A solution behavior theoretical classification has been proposed and explained by the...
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Recent progress and perspectives in additive manufacturing of magnesium alloys
June 2022
Magnesium alloys remain critical in the context of light-weighting and advanced devices. The increased utilisation of magnesium (Mg) each year reveals growing demand for its Mg-based alloys. Additive...
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Mg-based materials for hydrogen storage
15 November 2021
Over the last decade's magnesium and magnesium based compounds have been intensively investigated as potential hydrogen storage as well as thermal energy storage materials due to their abundance and...
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Recently deepened insights regarding Mg corrosion and advanced engineering applications of Mg alloys
November 2023
•Generally accepted understandings of Mg corrosion are summarized.•Deepened insights into corrosion mechanism, alloying effect and environmental influence are presented.•The controversial points today...
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Review of Mg alloy corrosion rates
December 2020
A review of the literature confirmed that the intrinsic corrosion rate of high-purity Mg as measured by weight-loss is 0.3 mm/y in a concentrated chloride solution. Atmospheric corrosion of Mg alloys...
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Grain refinement and strength enhancement in Mg wrought alloys: A review
November 2023
•The importance of grain refinement in improving strength of Mg alloys has been demonstrated.•The DRX models and DRX mechanisms and the related grain refinement ability are summarized.•The mechanical...
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